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So it is possible to have a false positive test for herpes ? i had a yeast infection and took medicine to clear it up and i was also having white discharge does herpes have any discharge ?

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Dr. Gurmukh Singh answered

See below: There is small number of false positives with any test. Visit this site for info on Herpes: https://www.cdc.gov/std/herpes/stdfact-herpes.htm

Answered 2/18/2020

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A member asked:

So it is possible to have a false positive test for herpes ? i had a yeast infection and took medicine to clear it up and i was also having white discharge does herpes have any discharge ?

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Dr. Gurmukh Singh answered

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